Sports

Eagle of the week: Jeremiah Boyd

Lily Fremed

“I think it is important for college athletes to be team-oriented and hard-working. It is also important to be focused on school first. My favorite part about being a college…

Pump it Up

Lily Fremed

The fall semester is in full swing, and students can breathe easy knowing that group fitness classes are offered ten times a week, both online and in-person, giving everyone multiple…

Wins for Winthrop Esports

Matthew Shealy

Winthrop Esports saw its first action of the season as the League of Legends team competed in the Harrisburg University Esports Invitational on Sept. 19 and 20. The Eagles opened…

Upgrading the baseball team

Matthew Shealy

As the Winthrop University baseball team returns to the field for fall workouts after an early end to the 2020 season, several new faces will be in the dugout. Six…

Coming off a spectacular season in 2019-2020, the Winthrop University men’s basketball team has strengthened its championship-caliber roster. Toneari Lane and Kelton Talford enter as true freshmen, while Nate Buss…

Eagle of the Week: Savannah Roper

Lily Fremed

Savannah Roper is one of four seniors on Winthrop University’s roster for the 2020-2021 volleyball season. At five-foot-four, she is one of the shortest on the team, yet her height…

Tennis athletes coping with eliminated program

Chase Duncan

This past June, the Winthrop University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to discontinue the men’s and women’s tennis program amidst financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several of the…

New gamers on the block

Matthew Shealy

As the only varsity sports team competing on campus this fall, Winthrop Esports is adding two new games to its repertoire: Valorant, a tactical shooter game released in June 2020,…

Eagle of the week: Michael Smith

Lily Fremed

“Looking back, it is hard to pick my most memorable moment because soccer and Winthrop have given me so many. If I had to choose something though, it would probably…

Panthers making progress in Rock Hill

Matthew Shealy

After David Tepper purchased the Carolina Panthers in 2018, Rock Hill mayor John Gettys sent him a letter offering up the city as a new home for the team’s training…